UNIVERITY OF ZIMBABWE

MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

MINE PLANNING AND DESIGN

ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE DATE: 12 JULY 2022

1. Briefly explain one conventional ore reserves estimation method [5].

2. Explain how the following affect the size of an underground mine; [15]
i. Market conditions and the price of the product.
ii. The grade of the mineral and the corresponding reserve tonnage.
iii. The effect of the time required before the property can start production
3. Produce such an estimator for the prediction of a grade at location X=235, Y=155 using the
data listed below. [10]